Commodore Anson in the Centurion with a crew of 227, 30 of which were boys, on the 20th of June 1743 about two in the afternoon attacks and in less than half an hour obliges to strike and surrender the rich Acupulco ship Nuestra Senora de Capodongo commanded by the General Don Jeronimo de Montero bound to the Manilas

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Commodore Anson in the Centurion with a crew of 227, 30 of which were boys, on the 20th of June 1743 about two in the afternoon attacks and in less than half an hour obliges to strike and surrender the rich Acupulco ship Nuestra Senora de Capodongo commanded by the General Don Jeronimo de Montero bound to the Manilas

Text in French and English below image. 'Commodore Anson in the Centurion with a crew of 227, 30 of which were boys, on the 20th of June 1743 about two in the afternoon attacks and in less than half an hour obliges to strike and surrender the rich Acupulco ship Nuestra Senora de Capodongo commanded by the General Don Jeronimo de Montero bound to the Manilas'. Centurion is shown in action, 20 June 1743, with Nuestra Senora de Covadonga. An incident in Anson's voyage of 1740 to 1744. Various spellings were current for the name of the Spanish ship which is shown on the left of the picture.
Hand-coloured.; Page 106.

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Object Details

ID:	PAF4578
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Parr, R.; Swaine, Francis James Whittle & Richard Holmes Laurie
Vessels:	Centurion (1732); Nuestra Senora de Cavadonga (1731)
Date made:	12 May 1794
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 335 x 471 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 558 mm